Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
TERESA OF AVILADon’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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